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Sleep-based Research Studies for 3-10 year old children! (Amherst, MA)
240 Thatcher Road
compensation:
compensation varies by study!
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Study 1:
We are recruiting children aged 5 to 10 years for a study examining how targeted memory reactivation influences memory and learning. Research suggests that newly learned information is replayed in the brain during sleep, helping to strengthen connections and consolidate knowledge. Participation involves two in-person daytime visits to the UMass Amherst Somneuro lab that should be approximately 4 hours long (each). During each visit, your child will complete a computer-based learning task. After learning, your child will either take a nap or engage in a quiet activity. Compensation is up to $150 for time and travel. Click here to learn if your child is eligible: https://arcsapps.umassmed.edu/redcap/surveys/?s=9NKA4PLH4WH43TLA
Study 2:
We are recruiting children between the ages of 4 and 8 years for our study examining how sleep influences generalization of recently learned information. Research indicates that sleep is essential for early childhood development and learning. Participation involves 3 short visits, either in your home or in our lab (either two nighttime visits and one morning || or two morning visits and one nighttime visit). Compensation is $75 for time and travel. Click here to learn if your child is eligible: https://arcsapps.umassmed.edu/redcap/surveys/?s=A888XYMPCY8A9KAH
Study 3:
We are recruiting children who are between 3 and 5 years old and typically nap between 5-7 days per week and are willing to come back in 6 and 12 months for followup visits. At each time there will be 3 visits for a total of 9 visits across a year. We will measure your child’s memory before and after their nap (study day 1) and before and after the same time awake (study day 2). These can take place in the lab or at your home. We will also ask to record your child’s sleep overnight either in your home or in the lab. For the third visit (study day 3), we will ask you to come to the campus MRI center where we would use MRI to take pictures of your child’s brain. Compensation is $255 x3 timepoints for your time and additional mileage reimbursement for travel. Click here to learn if your child is eligible: https://arcsapps.umassmed.edu/redcap/surveys/?s=XRWJ77NLXJKMCJCC
During sleep for all of these studies, children will be equipped with polysomnographic (PSG) sleep recording equipment. PSG is a safe, non-invasive method in which electrodes are placed on the head in order to monitor sleep activity. The sensors simply record passive natural signals from the body, no electrical currents are involved.
For any and all questions, please reach out to us via or email (sleepresearch@umass.edu).